The oil and gas industry uses a vast amount of thread protectors that safeguard pipes during transport, handling and storage. The wide range of pipes, in a multitude of dimensions and threading, require an equally broad selection of protectors. In turn, this requires large storage areas and entails logistical challenges. The mounting of the threaded protectors is time-consuming and is often done in high-risk zones.

Most of these protectors are discarded being used once, representing thousands of tons of plastic, each year.